Broodmares in high demand at NCHA Super Stakes Sales

Broodmares were in demand during the NCHA Super Stakes Sales, produced by Western Bloodstock at Will Rogers Equestrian Center, Fort Worth, TX, April 18 and 19. The high seller at $265,000 was the 12-year-old Dual Pep daughter Kwackin, dam of the 2006 NRCHA Open Futurity champion. Bred to High Brow Cat for 2009 and consigned by Elephant Butte Ranch, Kwackin sold to Cottonwood Springs Ranch, Bayfield, CO.

Bambi Freckles also bred to High Brow Cat and consigned by John and Hope Mitchell, brought $225,000 from Jack and Sherry Cowan, Payson, AZ. The 13-year-old Freckles Playboy daughter is the dam of 2007 NCHA Super Stakes Non-Pro co-reserve champion Millions Of Freckles.

Austin Cat, a 9-year-old High Brow Cat daughter bred to Peptoboonsmal, sold to John McCoy, Houston, TX, for $100,000. She was consigned by Bennett-Martin Cutting Horses.

Gross sales for the two-day sale averaged, $16,765 on 186 head, including 55 head with reserve not attained. Net sales on 131 head averaged $16,765; 18 head were withdrawn. Session 1 on March 18 saw the strongest exchange with 31 broodmares that average $33,716. Session 3, featuring trained cutting horses sold live while working cattle, averaged $14,466. The weakest session featured 32 three-year-olds that averaged $5,228.

"The quality just wasn't there on the three-year-olds that we had to offer," said Jim Ware of Western Bloodstock. "Otherwise it was a strong sale with the second highest average on record for the Super Stakes Sales."

The sale average was $1,965 per head more than in 2007, while the number sold was up by 15 head from 116 in 2007.

The NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale, held during the 2008 NCHA Derby and Classic/Challenge, is scheduled for August 1 and 2 at Will Rogers Equestrian Center.